Oakland: Man fatally shot in Mosswood Park parking lot

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Oakland police investigate the scene of a homicide in the parking lot of Mosswood Park in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. A 23-year-old man was taken to Highland Hospital where he was pronounced dead after being fatally shot at about 12:19 p.m. Wednesday. The killing is the 75th so far this year in Oakland. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Oakland police investigate the scene of a homicide in the parking lot of Mosswood Park in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. A 23-year-old man was taken to Highland Hospital where he was pronounced dead after being fatally shot at about 12:19 p.m. Wednesday. The killing is the 75th so far this year in Oakland. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Oakland police turn away pedestrians from the crime scene as they investigate a homicide in the parking lot of Mosswood Park in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. A 23-year-old man was taken to Highland Hospital where he was pronounced dead after being fatally shot at about 12:19 p.m. Wednesday. The killing is the 75th so far this year in Oakland. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Police aren’t sure if it was a shootout, but witnesses said at least 10 shots were fired. The gunfire broke out about 12:20 p.m. at the center’s parking lot, located by Mosswood Park in the 3600 block of Webster Street.

The man was taken to Highland Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name was not released pending notification of relatives.

A city of Oakland public works van was driving northbound on Webster Street at the time, and at least one of the bullets shattered the passenger-side window. The driver, the only person in the van, wasn’t hurt, police said.

At least one parked car was also hit by gunfire.

A resident of the area, who did not want his name used because of safety concerns, said he heard multiple gunshots, at least 10 and someone saying “no, no, no” before seeing the victim in the lot.

The gunman apparently fled in a pickup truck, authorities said.

Police shut down Webster Street between 37th Street and the overpass of Interstate 580 after the shooting.

Police have not determined a motive, and no arrests have been made. The killing is the 75th so far this year in Oakland. Last year at this time, there were 83 homicides in the city.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $15,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the killer. Anyone with information about the case may call police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572.

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